by Pearl S. Buck

4.6 stars – 791 reviews

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The classic tale of a Japanese boy orphaned by a tsunami from the author of The Good Earth, the first American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
On a mountainside in Japan, two boys enjoy a humble life governed by age-old customs. Jiya belongs to a family of fishermen; his best friend, Kino, farms rice. But when a neighboring volcano erupts and a tidal wave swallows their village—including Jiya’s family—life as they know it is changed forever. The orphaned Jiya must learn to come to terms with his grief. Now facing a profoundly different life than the one he’d always taken for granted, he must decide on a new way forward. Written with graceful simplicity, The Big Wave won the Children’s Book Award of the Child Study Association of America when it was first released. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Pearl S. Buck including rare images from the author’s estate.

by Toni Wilson

3.6 stars – 4 reviews

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In a quiet little glade in the middle of the wood,
Lived a quirky little turkey who was up to no good!

Bound and determined to outshine the other turkeys, Quirky lands himself in dangerous situation…again and again. Will he listen to his friends as they use kindness and courage to show him that true beauty is not found in how we look on the outside but from what is in our hearts? Or, will his pride be the end of him?

Author Toni Wilson, drawing on her teaching expertise, has crafted Quirky the Turkey with all the essentials educators love in classroom books: vibrant illustrations, engaging read-alouds that invite student participation, and key academic concepts like rhyme, rhythm, prediction, and color recognition. Teachers and parents can also expand the learning with free resources available on the His Arrowsmith website.

Inspired by the character lessons found in beloved classics like The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister and Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Pena, Quirky the Turkey combines whimsical rhymes with playful humor reminiscent of The Gruffalo by Julia Donaldson. This lively, colorful story will have children laughing while they learn the timeless truth that true beauty shines from within.

Grab your copy today and help your children discover that it’s what’s inside that truly counts!